Thursday, July 19

HELLO SAFERIDE

When I first wrote about HELLO SAFERIDE (aka ANNIKA NORLIN) in May 2006, I likened her sound to a cross between AZURE RAY and NINA PERSSON. In retrospect, I'm guessing I threw Persson into the mix primarily because Norlin, like Persson, is a Swede.

Clearly, the woman also has a sense of humor, as her song titles would seem to attest. Surely "If I Don't Write This Song, Someone I Love Will Die," "Loneliness is Better When You're Not Alone," and "Nothing Like You (When You're Gone)" could pry a wry smile out of MORRISSEY. (And surely JILL SOBULE can take some credit for the lipstick-lesbian-clever "My Best Friend.")